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Battle of Alsasua

I've listed this article for peer review because I wish to take it to GA level in the coming months and wish to iron out issues before then.

Thanks, A. C. Santacruz ⁂ Please ping me! 10:44, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

hello @A. C. Santacruz:, maybe i can help to point several things here:

• the lines of:

An alternative northern route avoiding Alsasua would have necessitated crossing the basque mountains, while a southern one would have required either crossing the mountains near modern-day Izki Natural Park or a longer route through Logroño. However, sources do not mention Quesada considering another route and similarly do not mention any Carlist doubts as to the path the convoy would take. Thus, the geographic context set up a pitched battle between the two sides.

• The reference no 13 & 14 (Galeria Militar Contemporanea - Historia de la Guerra Civil en el Norte y Cataluña) should be inserted with url that can be accessed by Wikipedia users, probably i can help here, just change the current ref with this template:

<ref name="Galeria Militar contemporanea">{{cite book |title=Galeria militar contemporánea, 1: historia de la guerra civil en el norte de Cataluña |date=1846 |publisher=Hortelano & Ca., |pages=373-374 |url=https://books.google.co.id/books/about/Galeria_militar_contempor%C3%A1nea_1.html?id=2CRhmyOluCwC&redir_esc=y |access-date=23 January 2022}}</ref>

cheers Ahendra (talk) 15:15, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the help, Ahendra! Fixed the second one. Do you mean the first lines need a source? A. C. Santacruz ⁂ Please ping me! 17:24, 23 January 2022 (UTC)

yes, it is important to have the link for the reference source, at least the quotation of the ref. Ahendra (talk) 11:55, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

A quick look at the overall - have not looked at details.

• Normally, the intro is two or three paragraphs that summarize. It should tell who, what, when, where, and why. Yours might be OK.
• I normally do not put footnotes in the intro or the InfoBox. The main part of the article should reveal everything in the intro and InfoBox. Sometimes I leave the footnotes in the InfoBox, but comment them out.
• Make sure there is a citation at the end of every paragraph.
• Make sure you do not have any duplicate Wikilinks. In the Background, Vitoria-Gasteiz and Pamplona should be Wikilinked. The Wikilinks "count" starts over after the Intro, and Wikilinks for images and the InfoBox do not count.
• It is helpful to have km and miles. Example: Alsasua lies 41 km (25.5 mi) east.... Note that Wikipedia has a function that does the conversion for you.
• Personal preference: I do not like to use galleries or paragraphs that are only one or two sentences, but some people use them anyway.
• If you have major conflicts in the sources, I like to put the alternative source in a footnote. For example: You have decided that the best source says the Carlists had 200 dead and wounded. If there is another source that claims there were 300 dead and wounded, and some other agree, you might want to put that in a footnote.
• Maps are an easy way to explain battles. I like the troop movements map, and it shows cities. The InfoBox map does not show any cities. How close were the major cities of the time?
• We are talking about northern Spain, near France and the Cantabrian Sea, right?
• Not required, but helpful: If you Wikilink the authors in your citations, it may help with their credibility. I use a different style for citations and references, but "| authorlink =" might work inside your citations. I'm pretty sure the Mark Lawrence you use is in Wikipedia Mark Lawrence. There could be others.

This is just a quick look at the "overall picture". I have not checked any facts, usability of images, or even grammar. TwoScars (talk) 17:08, 5 February 2022 (UTC)

@A. C. Santacruz:—Hopefully these thoughts are helpful. TwoScars (talk) 17:06, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

They are! I'll get back to them in a few days hopefully, dealing with some irl stuff right now. This is where the battle took place, approximately. A. C. Santacruz ⁂ Please ping me! 17:28, 6 February 2022 (UTC)